Q: Is 574,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 574,392 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 574,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 263 273 312 364 526 546 728 789 1,052 1,092 1,578 1,841 2,104 2,184 3,156 3,419 3,682 5,523 6,312 6,838 7,364 10,257 11,046 13,676 14,728 20,514 22,092 23,933 27,352 41,028 44,184 47,866 71,799 82,056 95,732 143,598 191,464 287,196 and 574,392, with no remainder.

Since 574,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 574,392, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).